(1888PressRelease)
December 21, 2006 - 20, December 2006
Big is not always better when it comes to cars.
Indeed, as petrol prices continue to soar uncontrollably, Australian car buyers have begun to rethink their next car purchase. Suddenly, Australian car owners are trading in their fuel-guzzling SUV's for something more modest-sized and fuel-efficient. It's high time for small used cars today.
It wasn't always this way. The 90s perhaps wasn't exactly a promising time for the small-sized cars of the autokingdom, what with car manufacturers immediately regretting their decisions in launching their compact lines of cars. (See Chevrolet's Metro, Dodge's Colt, Ford's Festiva, and Toyota's Tercel). Compact cars were unavoidably low-priced and inevitably raked in small profits for car dealers. Not to mention the giant and much-sought-after SUV's dominated the scene back then.
Now, the tables have been turned, in favour of the same small, compact cars mentioned above. In particular, the Mini Cooper is the choice car in Australia today, with its smart fuel-efficiency, ease in parking abilities, not to mention, modest tax.
Obviously, the switch from big to small is prodded by practicality and economy in buying cars. Australia may have wide freeways and parking spaces posing no problems for big cars, but petrol price and dependence continue to be a big issue. Which is why car manufacturers are redesigning their compact cars at ever more intelligent ways. Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, Chevy Aveo, just to name a few cars that pack in all the big stuff in one compact size. New lines of subcompact cars are also set to invade 2007 including those from Honda, Nissan, and Toyota.
At the car dealer, it's not the big cars that get visited and inspected now, but the small ones.
But, really, how small is too small? Depends on the car buyer's lifestyle, of course. And what does this trend mean for the average Australian car buyer? More choices, lower prices, and better products. And more bargaining power at the dealer's lot.
Neolie Marcos
pressandarticleofoc ( @ ) yahoo dot com
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